Global Food Crisis and Lessons From India
Context:- The first and historic United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) 2021 which was held in September this year, concluded after an intense ‘bottom-up’ process conceived in 2019 by UN Secretary General António Guterres to find solutions and ‘catalyse momentum’ to transform the way the world produces, consumes, and thinks about food and help address rising hunger. With an alarming escalation in global hunger unfolding, reaching the goal of an equitable livelihood is a necessity. Putting things in Perspective:- In terms of larger goals, the food system transformation is considered essential in achieving the sustainable development agenda 2030. This makes strong [...]
[Agriculture] Horticulture Clusters of India
Context:- The government recently launched the horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP) in order to promote the export of horticultural produce, identifying 12 out of a total of 53 clusters for implementation in a pilot phase. […]
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[Agriculture] Food Waste Index, 2021.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) wanted to find out per capita food waste generated after the food reached retail stores, restaurants and canteens and homes. They scoured research studies and data to estimate the amount wasted. […]
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Economy-Economic Survey, Govt Intervention and Market Economy.
It is no news to anyone that India fares poorly in giving economic freedom to its citizens and business firms. Two key indexes in this regard establish the poor standing of India. […]
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Agriculture in India – A Comprehensive Analysis.
It took us substantial amount of time to come with this piece of writing. But it is all rewarding at the end. The fact that students can almost answer any questions related to agriculture (fully/partially) from this article is worth our sweat. What we require from you is [...]
Agriculture-How to double the income of India’s smallholder farmers ?
In an effort to boost the agriculture sector, the Indian government has set an ambitious goal to double farmers’ income by 2022. In doing so, it has unveiled strategies ranging from irrigation to crop insurance. […]
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